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November 2010 Patch Tuesday: three bulletins

Microsoft will release three security bulletins this Tuesday. The first is …

According to the Microsoft Security Response Center, Microsoft will issue three Security Bulletins addressing 11 vulnerabilities on Tuesday, November 9. It will also host a webcast to address customer questions the following day.

The first of the vulnerabilities is rated "Critical" while the other two are marked as "Important." The first two vulnerabilities earned their rating through a remote code execution impact, meaning a hacker could potentially gain control of an infected machine. All the three of updates may require a restart.

Windows operating systems aren't in the bulletin this month; Microsoft Office XP, Office 2003, Office 2007, and Office 2010 are all being patched, as is Office 2011 for Mac. Separately, the Forefront security suite is also vulnerable.